This collection features interviews with former Central Washington University (CWU) students, faculty members, and Board of Trustees members. These interviews were conducted by the Central Washington University Retirement Association (CWURA), which was founded in 1990 “to facilitate the mission and goals of the University and provide for continuing professional, educational and social activities of retired University personnel.” Interviewing began in 1995 and continues into the present. Each CWURA interviewee answered questions about personal background, education and experiences at CWU.
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Russell Ross Video Interview
Russell Ross
Russell Ross discusses personal history, working in Music Education and Music Theory, influential faculty members, town/gown relationships, women in the department, and committees he served on.
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Nellie Rumburg Video Interview
Nellie Rumburg
Nellie Rumburg talks about growing up in Ellensburg and later working in the CWU library. She started working in the library in 1990 and had many different positions over the years. Nellie enjoyed working in periodicals the most. She talks about memorable co-workers and changes in the library over time.
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Margaret Ahrens Sahlstrand Video Interview
Margaret Ahrens Sahlstrand
Maraget Sahlstrand talks about her early life and work at Central Washington University in the Art Department as tenure track faculty.
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Emil Emanuel Samuelson interview
Emil Emanuel Samuelson
Emil Emanuel (E.E.) Samuelson taught in the education department at Central Washington College of Education (predecessor to Central Washington University) between the 1940s and 1960s.
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Catherine MacMillan Sands interview
Catherine MacMillan Sands
Catherine MacMillan Sands taught in the anthropology program at Central Washington University, 1968-1995.
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Roy Savoian Video Interview
Roy Savoian
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Roy Savoian talks about his personal history and history before Central and his time as Dean of the College of Business
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Catherine Scarlett Video Interview
Catherine Scarlett
Catherine Scarlett talks about her work in fundraising before coming to central where she worked as a fundraiser for the foundation for over 23 years.
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Jody Scheffelmaier Video Interview
Jody Scheffelmaier
Jody Scheffelmaier talks about being a student at Central in the 1960's and her time as an employee and teaching Biology courses at Central. She also talks about campus growth, town and gown relations, and changes from the 1960's to the present.
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Donald Schliesman interview
Donald Schliesman
Donald Schliesman served in the education department at Central Washington University between 1957 and 1996. He speaks about his time as an administrator during the Garrity administration at the university.
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William Schmidt interview
William Schmidt
William (Bill) Schmidt served in the A/V department at Central Washington University, 1963-1999.
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William Schmidt Video Interview
William Schmidt
William Schmidt discusses personal history, getting hired at CWU in 1963, working in the audio/visual program, his assignments at CWU, and his impressions of CWU.
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Jim Schwing Video Interview
Jim Schwing
Jim Schwing trained at Worcester polytechnic institute in Worcester Massachusetts. Started as mathematician and then moved into computers as they became ubiquitous.
He started work at old dominion in Virginia and worked there 20 years and his family. He came to central in 1998 to work for the Computer Science department. Jim spent 16 years as chair of the department then just taught as faculty for two years. He discusses changes in the I.T. department and how they made the transition to improve computing abilities as the internet grew. He discusses faculty efforts to unionize and changes on campus during his tenure. Jim noted the many diverse opportunities for student for enrichment beyond their coursework.
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Wiliam Seraile Video Interview
William Seraile
William Seraile is a retired professor of African American History who taught at Lehman college at City University of New York. In this interview he discusses attending Central Washington State College as an undergraduate in the early 1960’s. He also talks about his pioneering work teaching and writing African-American history.
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Lana Jo Sharpe Video Interview
Lana Jo Sharpe
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Dorothy Sheldon interview
Dorothy Sheldon
Dorothy Sheldon served in the education department at Central Washington University between 1967 and 1987. She speaks about her time at the university, including her work with the Women's Center.
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Dorthy Sheldon Video Interview
Dorothy Sheldon
Dorothy Sheldon discusses personal history, the CWU hiring procedure, initial assignment at CWU, working off campus, relationship with department chairs, and starting as an assistant professor and progressing to become a full professor.
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John Shrader interview
John Shrader
John Shrader served as a science educator at Central Washington College of Education (predecessor to Central Washington University), 1957-1966.
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John Shrader Video Interview
John Shrader
John Shrader discusses the development of the science education program, department problems, problems with the curriculum committee, student quality, personal contributions, off campus programs, serving in Senate, and service in World War II.
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Lucille Sienia interview
Lucille Sienia
Lucille Sienia worked in Food Services at Central Washington State College (predecessor to Central Washington University), 1959-1970.
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Lucille Sienia Video Interview
Lucille Sienia
Lucille Sienia discusses her kitchen assignment at CWU dining services, becoming head cook, cooking from scratch, the original commons behind Sue Lombard, salaries, split shifts, supervisor duties, student help, and family atmosphere.
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Ron Sims Interview
Ron Sims
Ron Sims attended Central Washington State College, 1966-1971. He speaks about protests against racial and gender discrimination at Central during the 1960s. Sims went on to serve on the Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board, the Board of Regents of Washington State University, the Puget Sound Leadership Council, and the Board of Directors of the Washington Health Alliance. For twelve years, he acted as Executive for King County in Washington state. From 2009 to 2011, he also served as Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Duane Skeen Video Interview
Duane Skeen
Duane Skeen talks about his early life growing up in Pasco and early work for Square D and Boeing. He discusses his higher education at Central and teaching public school before coming to the University to work as Senior Space Analyst. He later became administrative assistant to Dr. Herrington. He discusses the growth during his time working at Central Washington University.
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Duane Skeen Video Interview
Duane Skeen
Duane Skeen discusses personal history, his various assignments at CWU, designing buildings for computer use, general planning of building construction, involvement with students, development of university parking lots, CWU presidents, challenges in building administration, and family at CWU.
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Andrea Celine Sledge Video Interview
Andrea Celine Sledge
Andrea Celine Sledge talks about her life before coming to Central Washington University, including her background in reform education after her education at Stanford in Elementary Education and Psychology. She discusses growing ethnic diversity at CWU and other issues in her time at Central Washington University.
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Helen Smith Video Interview
Helen Smith
Helen Smith discusses personal history, being a faculty wife in the 1950s, teaching English, part time teaching, university budget, and acting in a CWU play after retirement.